Gary McDonald
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Accountancy practice looks to double its headcount after summer acquisition (opens the original)
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The former Belfast independent accountancy practice Muldoons says it expects to increase its staff numbers by around 50% in the next two years following its acquisition this summer by international business advisory group Azets. Muldoon & Co was established in the 1980s as an accountancy, audit, tax, and advisory practice, and it grew steadily by focusing on SMEs, ownerâmanaged businesses, and relationshipâled advisory work. But in June it joined the portfolio of Azets, an international busi
Maxol eyes further forecourt investments as assets pass £50m mark (opens the original)
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Fuel retailer Maxol enjoyed another strong trading performance at its Northern Ireland operations in 2025 and says it plans further investments in the coming year as its assets pass the £50 million mark, its latest accounts show. For although Mallusk-headquartered Maxol Oil Ltd - which is the forecourt and convenience retail division of the Dublin-headquartered Maxol Group - saw its revenues fall slightly from £247.8 million to £245.6 million, its bottom-line profit rose by 17% from £5.2m to
Retailers set out âVote Retail 2027â manifesto ahead of next year's Stormont election (opens the original)
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Stormont must take immediate action to lead a retail revival in the north, starting with cutting business rates and improving the planning system, a lobby group has demanded. The Northern Ireland Retail Consortium (NIRC) has published a 12-page manifesto ahead of next Mayâs Assembly elections. It contains recommendations on avoiding additional costs on retailers which could put upward pressure on shop prices and looks at a regulatory regime which works to benefit consumers. It also urged a ded
Chinese investors bring 41 jobs to new superconducting wire plant in Larne (opens the original)
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A Chinese manufacturing firm is set to open a new operation in Larne, where it will undertake one of the most demanding precisionâengineering processes in the world. The Irish News can reveal that Xiâan Superconducting Wire Technologies Co Ltd (XST) is making its first investment outside of China with a facility at Ballyhampton Road in the town. It will initially will create 41 operational and engineering jobs paying average salaries of £36,000. Superconducting Technologies Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland shoppers 'plan to spend less on Christmas' as financial stress bites (opens the original)
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Nearly one in three people in Northern Ireland (31%) plan to spend less this Christmas as consumers continue to feel financially stretched. For while business advisory firm PwCâs latest consumer sentiment survey shows that confidence has rebounded UK-wide to its highest level in five years, Northern Ireland respondents admit they are still recovering from financial distress. The index, a barometer of consumersâ spending intentions, returned to positive territory in August after a sharp fall
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